News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-24
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Miss Mary Butts started for Chicago
anu perhaps further west. on Saturday.
Sugaring has commenced with snow
exceedingly deep and the public ways
almost impossible.
The youth of the Unity Sunday scboo
gave an entertainment, Our SchOo
house.
MT Walter F. Churchill will soon &c
W Fargo, OAK. At least he is pressing
people to settlement of accounts and
says that he is going.
Rev. Mr.. Douglass will supply the
Gesk OF Mi. Hyde, of Morrisville, on
! sunday next, a Mr.. Marshall. of Morris
wife, speaking from Mr.. Douglass desk.
The Bridgman Sisters, elocutionists,
gave an entertainment at Unity church
on sunday evening, consisting of a lee
lure on temperance; also readings, reel
tatlOns, music, etc.
Mr.. Doolittle came to town last week
10 look after the interests of his hotel.
The immense depth of snow in front OF
Ihe mouse assures his guests of sugar
OH snow" the entire season.
Among the recent changes are the re-
moVals OF w. j. Bruce to the house late
ly occupied by Mr.. Wilcox; Mr.. Wilcox
and family to the hotel; Dan. Sallies to
the farm lately occupied by Mr.. Sears,
! ana y. 8. Turner to the place vacated by
Mr.. Sallies.
| Among the recent marriages is that
of George Town and Miss Jessie Salles,
OF this place. We congratulate Mr..
Town on his fortunate selection, but we
must be mindful that in his success he
| npnnln nf Of hnip
most successful public school teachers.
He, however, meriGs our forgiveness.
The death of Mr.. Joseph Churchill,
aged about IS years occurred on Saturday
evening. He had been IN feeble health
and wasting away for some time and it
was easy Cor him to die. The funeral
services took place az l.&4-late.' residence
on tuesday at p. M, Rev. Mir. Doug
lass officiating.
The death of Mr.. David Davis, aged II
years, occurred on Wednesday morning
of last week. He had not been well for
some time, had recently been sick with
pneumonia and suffered from paralysis
as final affiiction, from which his weak
and suffering frame could not rally.
The funeral services were held at the NJ.
E. church Friday afternoon, Rev. Mr..
Doug lass officiating. In their sorrow
| the friends friends are not unmindful of
the kindness of neighbors and others
during his sickness, and of al during
the obsequies of their dead, to all of
whom they return their heartfelt thanks.
The highly illustrative comedy in four
acts entitled "The School Ma'am," was
presented at the Unity church vestry on
the evening of Friday, the 18th inst, to
large and appreciative audience. which
seemed to be highly delighted. Most of
the actors were young persons who had
not been upon the boards" before, and
considerable anxiety and interest were
felt about their full success. 1t is not
too much to say that the rendering of
the play was so much beyond even what
it was reasonable to expect that the
cheering was most animated, and the ex
pressions OF agreeable surprise extreme
ly enthusiastic. The temptation is strong
to indulge in commendatory criticism.
but there was so much excellence as
whole, and so many of the actors per-
formed their parts with skill and abil-
lty quite unusual with amateurs, even
riValing that of persons long accustomed
to representations on the stage, that COM
parsons or the language OF justice to in
divlduals would seem inyidiOus. The
scenes and occurrences represented in the
play not unfrequently occur in our
''schule deestricks' and should leave
salutary impression. 1t should be men-
toned that Mrs. George Jenny, lady of
excellent taste and Judgment, with con-
siderable experience in such matters, was
largely i'll the preparation of the play,
and under her advice and friendly criti-
cism all parts have profited. The hope
is quite generally expressed that the play
will be repeated at the convenience of
the actors.